Tag: The split into the eighteen sub-schools of original Buddhism

“THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THORNS AND ROOTS ON A GREAT BANYAN TREE”, “DISGUISED MONKS”, THE MEANING OF NIKĀYA: Southern/Sri Lankan traditions explanations of the Original Split of the Buddhist community into two schools, criticism of the largest school, the Third Council, Difference between Black Ashoka and Maurya Ashoka (17th Karmapa, Day 5, Mar-Ngog teachings (2026)

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"The genuine Arhat/Elders' School is like a great "banyan tree" (Mahānigrodha) with a strong root and spread leaves, while the other seventeen schools that branched out from the Elders' School or the Great School are like "thorns" (Kantaka) that grew from the tree trunk." "Today, when we talk about a school (Nikāya), we may mean… Continue reading “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THORNS AND ROOTS ON A GREAT BANYAN TREE”, “DISGUISED MONKS”, THE MEANING OF NIKĀYA: Southern/Sri Lankan traditions explanations of the Original Split of the Buddhist community into two schools, criticism of the largest school, the Third Council, Difference between Black Ashoka and Maurya Ashoka (17th Karmapa, Day 5, Mar-Ngog teachings (2026)